Appropriations Request - Texas Department of Public Safety

3.A. STRATEGY REQUEST
82nd Regular Session, Agency Submission, Version I
Automated Budget and Evaluation System ofTexas (ABEST)
DATE:
TIME:
8121/2010
1:41:0IPM
Agency code: 405
GOAL:
OBJECTIVE:
STRATEGY:
Agency name: Department of Public Safety
3 Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Statewide Goal/Benchmark:
Service Categories:
2 Emergency and Disaster Response Coordination Service: 34 Income: A.2
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Age: 8.3
CODE DESCRIPTION Exp 2009 Est 2010 Bud 2011 BL2012 BL2013
TDEM interfaces with various federal agencies, primarily the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), an element of
DHS. In addition, TDEM works closely with the 30 state agencies and two volunteer organizations that comprise the State Emergency Management Council, the 22 DPS disaster
districts, the States' 24 councils of government, the Governor's Office, private partners, and the 1,460 cities and counties in Texas.
Funding for TDEM response activities comes primarily from a DHS Emergency Management Perfonnance Grant (EMPG) which requires a 50% state match and a relatively small
state appropriation. If federal grant funding is reduced, the state would need to provide additional funding to maintain the capability to effectively coordinate the state response to
natural or technological disasters or acts of terrorism.
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